Merchandise-wrapper.



G. WORDINGHAM.

MERCHANDISE WRAPPER. APPLICATION FILED JULY s, 1913.

1,1 33,522. Patented Mar. 30, 1915'.

G- Woralc ryg Zea/m l; tron GEORGE WORDINGHAM, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSINMERCHANDISE-WRAPPER Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3t), 1915.

Application filed July 8, 1913. Serial No. 777,941.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WORDINGIIAM, citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMerchandise-Wrappers, of which the following a specification. v

This invention relates to merchandise wrap 'iers, and more particularlyto a wrapper designed for use in wrapping gloves, socks and other smallarticles of wearing apparel, the primary aim being to provide a Wrapperfor this purpose so constructed that the article will be exposed toview, although effectually protected from dust and dirt, the wrapperbeing also adapted to maintain the article in its proper folded and fiatcondition, so that it will not be liable to become wrinkled prior touse. Such prior patented wrappers as have been adapted for the use abovementioned, are open at their ends so that the article contained thereinis liable to slip from the wrapper and be lost.

The present invention, therefore, aims to so construct the wrapper thatit may be completely closed at each end and the ends of the article besecurely held, without, however, concealing the major portion of thearticle.

Another aim of the invention is to so construct the wrapper that whenclosed, its ends can not be pulled out so as to permit of the removal ofthe article contained within the wrapper, without destroying the ends orsome other portion of the wrapper.

The invention aims further to so construct the wrapper that its closingflaps may be readily adapted to fit over the ends of the articlesretained within the wrapper regardless of the bulk of the contentswithin reasonable limits.

Another aim of the invention is to provide a wrapper so constructed asto somewhat resemble a box with a transparent cover when folded toinclose articles therewithin. I In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1is a perspective view of the wrapper embodying the present invention,the same be ing in condition about to be closed to contain a pair ofgloves; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through thewrapper prior to scaling; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the wrapperafter sealing; Fig. 1 is a similar view but looking at the obverse sidethereof. Figs. 5 and 6 are fragmentary end views of the wrapperillustrating the manner in which the closure flaps may be folded so asto inclose the contents when more or less bulky.

In the drawings, the wrapper is illustrated as consisting in part of arelatively stiff back sheet 1 which is preferably of pasteboard, andthis back sheet, adjacent its ends,

is scored transversely, as indicated at 2, soas to form end closureflaps 3. The length of the flaps 3 is considerably less'than the lengthof the body portion of the back sheet so that when the flaps are foldeddown to confine the ends of the pair of gloves or other article to bewrapped, the major portion of the article will remain exposed to view.The said flaps 3 have their lateral edges extending along linesconverging in the direction of the free ends of the flaps so that theflaps are slightly narrower at their said free ends than at theirjuncture with the body portion of the back sheet. The wrapper iscompleted'by a front sheet indicated by the numeral 4:, which sheet ispreferably of semitransparent paper and is secured by adhesive, as at 5,to the obverse side of the back sheet 1. The sheet 4 is of a widthgreater than the width of the back sheet 1 so that after being drawnover the said back sheet and the folded down end flaps 3, its

free edge portion, indicated at 6, may be folded over that edge of theback sheet opposite the edge at which the sheet 4 is se cured. In orderthat the wrapper may be sealed the obverse side of the back sheet 1 hasapplied to it a line of adhesive, as indicated at 7, and this line ofadhesive extends parallel 'tothe adjacent edge of the back sheet and iscontinued to the free endedge of each of the flaps 3, as indicated at 8.In a like manner the line of adhesive which secures the first-mentionededge of the front sheet 1 to the back sheet 1 is extended, as at 9, tothe said free end edges of the end flaps.

From the'foregoing, it will be apparent that in sealing "the wrapper thearticle to be wrapped is laid flat upon the back sheet 1 and the endflaps 3 are then folded down so as to confine the ends of the article inthe manner ,clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The stripsorlines of adhesive 8 and 9 are then moistened and the face sheet 4 islaid and stretched across'the article and the back sheet and its endflaps 3, the said face sheet be ng, of course, pressed firmly upon theend flaps at the time of stretching so that it will retain its stretchedCondition. The line of adhesive 7 is then moistened and the face sheetis folded over the edge of the back sheet and pressed and stretched soas to adhere thereto. It will be apparent that the face sheet may be sostretched across the front of the wrapper as to tightly and securelyconfine the article contained within the wrapper so that it will retainits proper folded and fiat condition, and, while the article will beexposed to View, it will be protected from dust and dirt.

In order that the closure flaps 3 may be folded evenly and accurately atany desired pointin their length so as to fit snugly but flat over theends of the contents of the wrapper, each of the said flaps is providedwith a number of transversely extending parallel score lines 10 and byreference to Figs. v5 and 6 of the drawings, it will be apparent thatthe closure flaps may be folded along one or another of these scorelines depending upon the bulk of the contents of the wrapper. It will beevident that the provision of score lines 10 permits of the closureflaps being more neatly folded into engagement with the contents of thewrapper and, furthermore, they serve to give to the wrapper theappearance of a box having a transparent cover.

What I claim is 1. In a merchandise wrapper, a relatively stiff backsheet, and a flexible and relatively thin face sheet, the back sheethaving adhesive applied thereto along lines parallel and adjacent to itslateral edges, the face sheet having one edge portion secured to theobverse side of the back sheet by one said line of adhesive, the backsheet being provided at its ends with flaps foldable to confine the endsof the article to be wrapped and the lines of adhesive being extended tothe free ends of the said flaps whereby the face sheet may be secured tothe flaps when stretched across the front of the back sheet and the saidface sheet being designed to have its free edge portion folded over thefree edge of the back sheet and secured thereto by the other said lineof adhesive.

2. In a merchandise wrapper, a relatively stiff back sheet, a flexibleand relatively thin face sheet, and closure flaps at the 0p posite endsof the back sheet, the back sheet flaps, whereby both lateral edgeportions of the said flaps may be secured to the folded over portion ofthe face sheet.

3. A wrapper for laundered articles consisting of a relatively stiffback having parallel lateral edges and provided at its ends with flaps,the back having a narrow zone of adhesive applied to its obverse side ateach lateral edge thereof, the said zones of adhesive extending alsolengthwise of the flaps adjacent the lateral edges thereof, and arelatively thin flexible front initially and permanently secured at oneedge to the obverse side of the back through the medium of one of thesaid zones of adhesive, the said front being of a width considerablygreater than the width of the back and being adapted to have a greateror less area of its surplus width folded to lie beneath the back and tobe secured-thereto through the medium of the other zone of adhesive, thesaid flaps being foldable to extend beneath the folded front and to beunited at their edges to the front by the said zones of adhesive andthereby held against displacement.

4. In a merchandise wrapper, a relatively stiff back sheet, a flexibleand relatively thin face sheet, closure flaps at opposite ends of theback sheet, the back sheet having applied to its obverse side near eachend a line of adhesive, one edge of the face sheet being secured to oneedge of the back sheet by one of the lines of adhesive and the facesheet being arranged to be folded over an article to be wrapped anddisposed upon the back I GEORGE WORDINGHAM. [1,. 5.]

Witnesses:

S. ARNoLDs,

E. TREIGHLER.

